题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
吉林省松原市油田二中2015-2016学年八年级上学期英语期末考试试卷
Life in the future will be different from life today.
The population(人口) is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer.
Computer will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in each home. And computer science will be one of the most important subjects in school then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel.
Our food will be different, too. More land(土地) will be used for building new towns and houses for people. So there will be less land for cows and sheep, and meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it one day. They will eat more fruits and vegetables.
Work in the future will also be different. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will have no jobs to do. This will be a big problem in the future.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
Have you noticed that time seems to pass more slowly when you're waiting in a long line? But when you're playing with your friends, hours seem like minutes. Of course, time is always passing at the same speed--but why does it sometimes feel different?
A study in the Journal of Neuroscience can tell us the answer. Lead researcher Masamichi Hayashi and his research team in the US have found that it has something to do with neurons (神经元) in our brains that are sensitive(敏感的) to time.
The researchers studied the brain activity of 18 adults who were asked to look at a picture on a screen for a certain length of time. They were then asked to guess how long they'd been looking at the picture. They tended to(倾向于) guess incorrectly in the end when they were asked to stare at the picture for very long or very short periods of time.
After researching into their brain activity further, the researchers discovered neurons that work actively in response to(对…有反应) certain amounts of time, which are called time-sensitive neurons. When they receive repetitive stimulation (重复的刺激)(such as staring at a screen), these neurons finally get "tired" and don't work properly. It doesn't matter whether this amount of time is long or short, as long as the stimulation is repetitive. However, other neurons still work normally, having an influence on the ways we experience time.
When you stand in line or do some other repetitive things, such as math homework, your time-sensitive neurons get tired and cause you to feel like time is going slowly. But when you're doing something more fast-changing, such as playing soccer, you feel like time is flying. Either way, you'd better be careful with your brain when it comes to your experience of time. It may lie.
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Researchers | An American research team |
Participants | 18 adults |
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} | *Participants looked at a picture on a screen for some time. *Participants guessed how long they had spent. |
Result | Participants usually got wrong guessing when the screen time was too long or short. |
Discoveries | There are some time-sensitive neurons in the brain. *They work actively in response to certain amounts of time. *A very important factor(因素) to make the time-sensitive neurons "tired" is the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} of the stimulation. |
Conclusion | Treat your brain's telling of time with some {#blank#}5{#/blank#} when doing some repetitive or fast-changing activities. |
Age | 13 |
School | Sunshine Middle School |
Telephone number | 352-6472 |
Family members | 父母和哥哥 |
Room | 整洁,书和笔记本在书柜里,有一个足球在椅子下 |
注意:(1)短文必须包括表中所有内容,可适当增加细节;(2)词数:60词左右; 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。(3)短文不得出现真实校名及人名。
提示词: soccer (足球)
Hello, I'm Jenny Green.
Thank you for your listening. Have a nice day!
My mum didn't agree to buy another model racing car for me. She said it would be a waste of money. I am angry with her. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I want a pair of basketball shoes for my training. But I don't want to ask my parents for money. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I get as much pocket money as my sister each month. But my money runs out much more quickly than hers. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I think I can spend all my lucky money. But my father doesn't allow me to. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} My mum wants me to do the weekly shopping for our family. But I don't know how to spend money wisely. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | A. You can makc a shopping list first. And you may go to different supermarkets to compare prices before you make a decision. B. You should understand your mum. A model car is not a must. Parents know more about the value of money as they work hard to suppor the family. C. Write down your daily spending of the pocket money in a notebook. This may help you avoid unnecessary spending. D. You can learn numbers first. For example, you can count coins and banknotes with your parents. E. Maybe you can have a yard sale to get money for your shoes. There must be things you don't need any more like old toys or magazines. F. I agree with your father. You can keep part of your lucky money in a bank instead of using it up. This can help you save money for the future. G. You can invite someone working in a bank to your club to give a talk. In this way, you can know more about how banks work. |
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